Toward a Methodological Approach to Assess Public Value in Smart Cities

Michele Osella (), Enrico Ferro () and Elisa Pautasso ()
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Michele Osella: Istituto Superiore Mario Boella
Enrico Ferro: Istituto Superiore Mario Boella
Elisa Pautasso: Istituto Superiore Mario Boella

A chapter in Smarter as the New Urban Agenda, 2016, pp 129-148 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter proposes a novel framework aimed at measuring performances of smart cities. The methodological approach underlying the framework has its roots in an in-depth analysis of the smart city paradigm conducted from the perspective of urban governance. In this context, the notion of public value is seen as a backdrop for exploring the various ways in which a value for society can be created in a smart city. With this respect, a multidisciplinary synthesis of various strands of literature related to smart cities paves the way to the conceptualization of a framework meant to evaluate the “smartness” of a city through the lenses of economic, social, and environmental performances, in line with the “triple sustainability” principle. This vision is subsequently operationalized by means of a harmonized set of key performance indicators (KPIs) that can be grouped into two categories (called “core” and “ancillary”): whilst “core” indicators are identified with the intent to allow international comparability and to help policy makers in benchmarking their city on a global scale, and “ancillary” indicators are crafted considering the peculiarities of the city local context. Finally, the Italian city of Turin is used as a case study for testing the proposed assessment tool.

Keywords: Smart city; KPI; Public value; Measurement; Sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17620-8_7

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